National Hockey League Game Capsules

Buffalo, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Tyler Seguin notched a goal and an assist to
help make Dallas head coach Lindy Ruff's return to Buffalo a successful one,
as the Stars edged the Sabres, 4-3, on Monday at First Niagara Center. Ruff
served as head coach of the Sabres from 1997-2013, making him the longest
tenured coach in franchise history. That run ended, however, when Ruff was
fired on Feb. 20 of last season and replaced with Ron Rolston. Ruff's new
squad entered Monday's meeting having lost five of their last seven games, but
got goals from Jamie Benn, Alex Goligoski and Vernon Fiddler to get back in
the win column. Kari Lehtonen backstopped the victory with 22 saves. Matt
Moulson potted a pair of goals in his debut with the Sabres, who acquired
the 29-year-old forward, along with a pair of draft picks, from the New York
Islanders on Sunday in exchange for forward Thomas Vanek. Steve Ott also lit
the lamp and Ryan Miller allowed all four goals on 29 shots for Buffalo, which
fell to 0-7-1 at home this season.

Final Score: Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 1

Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Jayson Megna was in the way and ended up
with his first NHL goal. He got his first assist, too. Megna, playing his
second game, was credited with a goal after Sidney Crosby's shot went in off
his skate and the Pittsburgh Penguins snapped their longest losing streak in
almost two years Monday with a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Megna
who was called up from the AHL last Thursday and made his debut in
Friday's loss to the Islanders, assisted on Tanner Glass' first-period goal
after driving to the net and getting off a shot. Chris Kunitz also scored and
Brooks Orpik had three assists for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game
losing streak -- their longest since a six-game slide from Dec. 29, 2011-Jan.
11, 2012. Marc-Andre Fleury faced few shots early on and made 20 saves as
Pittsburgh (8-4-0) beat Carolina for the seventh time in their last eight
meetings. Nathan Gerbe had a power-play goal for the Hurricanes (4-5-3), who
have lost three in a row. With Carolina's top two goaltenders -- Cam Ward and
Anton Khudobin -- both on injured reserve with lower body injuries, Justin
Peters allowed three goals on 29 shots. The Penguins were without defenseman
Rob Scuderi, who has a broken ankle and will need surgery, Bylsma said.
Scuderi, who was injured Saturday, missed a game for the first time since the
2009-10 season.

Final Score: Montreal 2, NY Rangers 0

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Peter Budaj stopped all 27 shots he faced
as the Montreal Canadiens posted a 2-0 victory over the New York Rangers on
Monday. Thanks to Budaj's first shutout of the season and goals from Tomas
Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk, the Canadiens won their fourth straight road
game since taking a 3-2 loss in Calgary on Oct. 9. Meanwhile, the Rangers
continued to struggle as they lost for the sixth time in the past eight
games and have scored just 11 goals over that span. Henrik Lundqvist made 25
stops in the loss. It was New York's home opener as the team began the
season with a nine-game road trip due to a $1 billion renovation project at
Madison Square Garden.

Final Score: Chicago 5, Minnesota 1

St. Paul, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad each tallied
a goal and an assist to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 5-1 victory over the
Minnesota Wild on Monday in the finale of a home-and-home series at Xcel
Energy Center. Nick Leddy, Patrick Sharp and Sheldon Brookbank added a goal
apiece for the Blackhawks, who had dropped their last two games. Corey
Crawford turned away 29 shots in the triumph. Jason Pominville potted the
lone Minnesota marker, while Niklas Backstrom allowed all five goals on 28
shots for the Wild, had won three straight after taking a 5-3 decision in
Chicago on Saturday.